Lost steam for a bit, but next list! "Aw, gee, I dunno honey - they just followed me home!" (Miscellaneous Impulse buys, lot bycatch) 10....
Incredible achievement! My first major project was a Japanese type set, and I have yet to even acquire one of the Twelve. Tried a few times in...
It could probably be attributed based on style, but that would require a lot of research and/or the opinion of an expert on Alex III tets. I don't...
And thanks @curtislclay for the thoughts on the Geta! I really need to shore up on Severan history; my knowledge is mostly just surface-level. I...
Thanks all! Given that the foremost portrait is smaller than the other two, I'd wager that one is Octavian. It's anyone's guess which is which...
I don't consider myself a stacker, but I do have a bag of world silver coins that I accumulated from mixed lots before I got into ancients -...
So it turns out that my SS gift was delivered over a week ago and I didn't even realize! Wife had been getting a lot of packages, and mine was...
It was a Triskeles lot back in 2017 - I think this lot and maybe one other https://www.vauctions.com/ViewArchiveItem.asp?ID=37683 Worked out to...
IMO, just pass on the coin. 2nd century denarii in low condition are literally available by the hundreds - in fact I sold a big old pile of them...
Also don't forget that largesses were a major distribution channel for many - it was a regular way for the emperor to shore up some good PR with...
For my second list, I will be covering emperors and empresses that I owned in 2020 or earlier, but added either a new title, or else just a...
For Indo Sassanian, I am always trying to discover 1) Are there die matches 2) What % of a typical group will display die matches 3) What coins...
My goal in 2021 was to purchase less, sell more, and bring a bit more focus to my collection. I failed quite spectacularly on all three accounts...
Could be either a weird style Krishnaraja Wodeyar fanam, or else something older from Vijayanagar. Definitely not celtic and likely worth $50, tops.
Finally Nero [ATTACH] His cousin/first wife Octavia [ATTACH] His beloved second wife Poppaea whom he also killed [ATTACH] There is also a...
Claudius' family [ATTACH] Like Caligula, he issued prolifically for deceased family members like His mother Antonia [ATTACH] His father Nero...
Caligula [ATTACH] Some of his issues feature his sister's, most famously the "three sisters sestertius" which is well above my price bracket...
Tiberius' family [ATTACH] First up is mommy dearest - probably more than half of Livia's coinage can be dated to Tiberius' reign [ATTACH] His...
Octavian's family - The big man himself [ATTACH] His wife Livia and daughter Julia the Elder [ATTACH] Julia married Agrippa [ATTACH] Their...
It might be easier to break it down by issuing authority Pre-Imperial * As mentioned previously, the Julii, the Caesares, and the Claudii were...
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